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The Flare costs 20 sulfur, counting every ingredient.
What one batch takes.
Gun Powder
Metal Fragments
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Charcoal
Sulfur
Metal Fragments
Gun Powder
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "gunpowder"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 1s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 0.5s at Workbench Level 2, 0.25s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 15 scrap at a Research Table.
The Flare from gutting fish
| From | You get | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Catfish | 1 | 1 in 5 |
| Orange Roughy | 1 | 1 in 5 |
| Salmon | 1 | 1 in 5 |
| Small Shark | 1 | 1 in 5 |
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Flare, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Military Tunnel Scientist | 36.3% | 4 to 15 |
|
Junkpile Scientist | 23.6% | 4 to 10 |
Peacekeeper and Bandit Guard | 16.7% | 4 to 5 |
 Mine Crate and Minecart | 7.7% | 4 to 5 |
 Sunken Chest | 1.1% | 4 to 5 |
 Normal Crate | 0.44% | 4 to 5 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 0.44% | 4 to 5 |
|
Scientist | 0.16% | 4 to 5 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 0.16% | 4 to 5 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Flare gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 7 + 50% Gun Powder, 7 + 50% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 6 Gun Powder, 6 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 5 Gun Powder, 5 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 4 Gun Powder, 4 Metal Fragments |
The Flare breaks down into Gun Powder and Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes them one at a time, so a full stack of 5 goes through in 5 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “7 + 50%” means 7 every time and a 50% chance of one more.
In Rust, Flare is a tool in the Tools category (item ID #304481038, console shortname flare). In active play, it follows standard server rules for tool gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 5 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
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Crafting Flare in Rust takes 1 second at a Workbench Level 1 once the 15 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
Most tools stack to 1; the Flare stacks to 5.
When choosing between Flare and related tools in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (15 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 360-scrap tech tree path and save 345 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flare | Tools | 5 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 360 path | Not recyclable |
| Boat Building Plan | Construction | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 120 path | Not recyclable |
| Water Bucket | Tools | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 15 path | Not recyclable |
| Building Plan | Construction | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
To compare Flare against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Tools, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
The Flare is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 10 Gun Powder and 10 Metal Fragments, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Flare drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Military Tunnel Scientist (36.3% chance), Junkpile Scientist (23.6% chance), and Peacekeeper and Bandit Guard (16.7% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Flare recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 5 Gun Powder and 5 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Flare takes 1 second to craft, down to 0.25 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Tools category under numeric ID 304481038 across 36 tools and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 304481038 5.
Blueprint progression for Flare at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 15 scrap on the target node and 360 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 15 scrap. It belongs to the Tools category under numeric ID 304481038 across 36 tools.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Flare despawns after 5 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Flare stacks to 5 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 5 minutes under the Tools category (item ID 304481038).
The Flare has 32-bit signed item ID 304481038 and shortname flare in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Tools category (stack limit 5 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Flare in the F1 developer console with inventory.give flare 5 or inventory.giveid 304481038 5 for 5 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.